Marcelo Bielsa is a big favourite at Leeds United at the moment.
Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa is the talk of the Championship at the moment.
Bielsa’s side will move top of the table once again this afternoon if they win away to Norwich City, after Leeds were overtaken by Middlesbrough last night.
The eccentric Argentine, who became the first United boss in history to win his first four games, is earning rave reviews from fans of the Elland Road club and there seems to be genuine buzz around a promotion bid to the Premier League.
And it looks like his early-season achievements aren’t going unnoticed in the top tier.
Crystal Palace defender Patrick Van Aanholt, a £14 million signing by the Eagles in January 2017 [Sky Sports], staged an impromptu Twitter Q&A yesterday.
And the 28-year-old seems well aware that Bielsa – who has managed Lazio, Athletic Bilbao and Argentina – is ‘doing bits’ in English football at the moment.
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